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Sunday, 1 April 2018

Me-Made-May '18: SIGN UP HERE!!!

Welcome to the sign-up post for Me-Made-May'18! This challenge is in it's ninth year, and it's all about improving your relationship with your handmade wardrobe. By setting your own challenge specifics, you can focus on whatever aspect of your 'me-mades' that you want, but by taking part you'll probably take away some great insights about your personal style, preferences and creativity as well.

What is Me-Made-May?

Me-Made-May'18 (#MMMay18 for social media interaction) is a challenge designed to encourage people who sew/knit/crochet/refashion/upcycle garments for themselves to wear and love them more. This challenge works on both a personal and community level. The participants decide the specifics of their own challenge, so that the month is appropriate and challenging for them (more on this below), and aim to fulfil that pledge for the duration of May 2018. Some participants also choose to document their challenge photographically (though this is in no way compulsory for taking part) and share them with other participants.

get out of a wardrobe rut by focusing on your lesser-worn items and creating new outfits that include them.

find out what the 'holes' in your wardrobe are so that you are able to use your garment-creating time more usefully in the future.

begin wearing the clothes that you really want to be seen in, rather than the same old things you usually reach for most mornings.

enjoy the excuse to finish off any lingering UFOs (unfinished objects), or to finally start a project that has been on your mind for ages.

discover what the rest of this large community of makers has created and is wearing in their day-to-day lives, and enjoy the support, advice and inspiration that they will provide.

What isn't Me-Made-May'18?

A photo challenge. You might have seen heaps of Me-Made-May related pictures posted on blogs, Instagram etc. during previous challenges showing participants in their awesome handmade creations. Many like to document and share their challenges in this way, which is obviously amazing, but COMPLETING YOUR PLEDGE is the actual challenge; taking and sharing photos of what you wear during it is ENTIRELY OPTIONAL. I cannot emphasise this enough: you do not need to take any photos. At all. But please do if you want to.

A reason to make lots of new clothes (unless you want to). This challenge is about wearing the items that you have already created more often, not about stock-piling more makes. However, if you want to use taking part in the challenge as the kick in the butt you need to finally hem that half-finished skirt, or rework an ill-fitting garment, then great. Remember, this challenge is meant to be fun, and panic-making isn't fun!

A competition. It doesn't matter how many self-stitched items you already have or haven't. You can take part even if you just have one solitary self-made item! You just need to set your pledge to make it challenging for YOU, no matter what criteria other participants have set themselves.

How do I sign up?

All you have to do is copy the pledge below and paste it into the comments section of this post, adapted to include your details and the personal specification of your challenge before 1st May:

'I, (insert name here and blog address/instagram handle if you have one), sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to...........................................................................May 2018'

Ideas for your pledge...

Remember, this is meant to be challenging (i.e. NOT what you usually do), so take some time to think about how to get the most from the challenge before writing your pledge.

Many participants pledge to wear 'one self-stitched garment per day', but don't feel that you have to follow suit, particularly if that would be too tricky or not stretch you enough. Try to think up a pledge that will be difficult (AKA challenging!), but not impossible, and most of all USEFUL to you! There are near-infinite ways to tailor the pledge to your own requirements. Here are some ideas:

pledging to wear things you made a year ago or more, to see if you can bring some of them back into regular rotation, or if it's time to let them go.

pledging to only wear separates to force yourself to get creative with your mix-and-matching.

if you'd like to wear dresses (or whatever) more often than you current do, pledging to wear each of your self-stitched dresses at least once during the month.

pledging to wear each of your self-stitched garments only once during the month, perhaps to see what didn't make the cut and to therefore not make any of that type of garment again!

pledging to finish all your UFO's by 31st May if the sight of your UFO pile has been weighing you down.

If you have a blog or social media accounts, why not re-post your pledge there so your readers and followers can see what you are up to and be inspired by your endeavour? If possible, please include a link to this post so others can also sign-up if they are interested. If there's one thing I've learnt from these challenges, the more people involved, the better the party!

If you would like to advertise your participation on your blog if you have one, why not treat yourself to the addition of the #MMMay18 widget/gadget/button? The code can be found at the top of the right hand column of this blog. The widget/gadget/button not only looks cute, but it shows other participants/potential-participants at a glance that you are taking part this year. Plus when clicked on, it will ping you to this sign-up post so others can read what this whole damn thing is about without you needing to go into too much of an explanation yourself. If you aren't sure how to apply/insert a widget/gadget/button code, check this post for explanations for Blogspot/Blogger and Wordpress blogs.

I've signed up, what do I do now then?
Nothing in particular until 1st May 2018, except let an underlying sense of excitement brew! You may decide to finish up that UFO, but please people, NO PANIC-SEWING/MAKING NECESSARY OR CONDONED!!

If you are concerned or confused about any aspect of this challenge, please email me at sozoblog (at) g mail (dot) com

1,196 comments:

I, Caroline of blog CJ Made http://carolinejoynson.blogspot.co.uk/, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18.I endeavour to wear me-made garments each week day for the duration of May 2018. I aim to wear EVERY hand-made garment at least once this May to figure out why some things get worn more regularly than others. I will write up a weekly report and publish my findings on CJ Made blog.

'I, Sarah McKenna of www.likesewamazing.com, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May. I endeavour to wear at least one handmade item each day for the duration of May 2018 and I will document my daily outfits on Instagram and do a round up post on my blog at the end of the month. This round up will then be used to identify any wardrobe gaps to help me plan my next makes.'

I, Vicki (#cathywafs on Instagram), sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear a minimum of at least one me-made each day for the duration of May 2018 and I will aim not to repeat outfit combinations. I will also make one item from my #2018makenine list'

'I, Becca of www.redwsews.wordpress.com (@redwsews on Instagram) sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear me made each day of May 2018. In addition, I will attempt to wear a Me made dress once a week as these have been falling out of rotation of late and I need to work out which styles still fit my new work dress code. And I will not purchase any new fabric for myself in May; all makes to be from stash!

'I, Rachel of @rach_stitched_up on instagram sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear my lesser worn memades in my wardrobe during May 2018' I wear a uniform for work during the week so imagine it will mostly be the weekends but I'm using this challenge to make me think about some of the lovely things I've made and challenge myself to wear them each weekend

I, Vicky of www.sewstainability.wordpress.com (@sewstainability on Instagram), sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear one handmade item each day for the duration of May 2018. This is quite tricky for me as I don't have loads of me-mades yet and this is my first me-made-may so I think I'm going to have to get creative in how I'm going to style the same things differently.

I, Rosie, of therosiechronicles.com, sign up to participate in Me Made May 2018. I shall endeavour to wear one a minimum of one homemade garment each week. Weekly progress reports will be on my blog for anyone interested.

I, Debbie, of Deb5ews, sign up to participate in Me Made May 2018. I shall endeavour to wear at least one me-made item each week for the duration of May 2018. I shall also attempt to create a jacket to wear to my daughter's wedding in May.

i, Sybille,http://dasbuerofuerschoenedinge.blogspot.de, sign up to participate in Me Made may 2018. I shall endeavour to wear one or more me-made items each day for the duration of may, and further on.Thank you for this amazing challenge dear Zoe

I Nikki of Niki H sews sign up to participate in Me Made May 18. I shall endeavour to wear a me made item several times a week during May 18... as a sewer of less than a year I don’t have tonnes of items. I found following it last year inspirational

I Jo, of Three stories High, sign up to participate in Me Made May 18. I shall endeavour to wear my WATG jumper again during May 18... The arms stretched way out of shape and are dangling over my hands, I made them too long in the first place! I will unravel them and re knit them to save the worlds cotton resources. Jo xx

'I, Zoe from 'So, Zo...' blog and @sozoblog, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear only me-made clothes each day for the duration of May 2018 with no outfit repeats. I hope this will help me learn how to get maximum use from the selection of clothes I've made, and get me out of the clothing rut I've found myself in'

I, Nadia of @nadiassewing, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear at least one self-stitched item everyday in May 2018. I hope it will help me identify what pieces I most want and need to sew next, to improve my handmade wardrobe!

'I, Allynara from sewcotton.blogspoy.com and www.instagram.com/sew_cotton, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May ‘18. I endeavour to wear a whole selfmade outfit in May 2018'. I hope this will show me what I’m missing in my wardrove and what I can wear/make while pregnant.

I, Boz of www.fabricmagpie.co.uk and @fabric.magpie on instagram, sign up as a participant of Me Made May. I endeavour to wear at least 1 me made item and document my wardrobe chocies each day in May 2018.

I, Cyndi, @ccajohnson on IG , sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to finish my UFOs and to make more work clothes, because that is the reason I started sewing in the first place, in May 2018.

'I, Sandi of www.instagram.com/sandi.204 sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavor to wear self-sewn clothing every day and document it on instagram. I plan to wear things that have been forgotten in the back of my closet and try to work them into my regular rotation.

'I, Jenny from jennymaker.com and @jenny.maker, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear at least one me-made item every day, with only one repeat each, and sew at least one pair of shorts and one undergarment during May 2018, to fill known handmade gaps. This should help me rediscover older garments and identify any other gaps. I plan to document my progress on IG.

I, Hila, of www.saturdaynightstitch.com, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear my me made clothes and be stylistically daring. I seek to wear my me made wardrobe in a way that celebrates the joys of my outrageous personal style as I try out being a fashion eccentric for the month of May. Daily OOTD on IG @saturdaynightstitch

I, Simone of intenselydistracted.com and IG @intenselydistracted, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to evaluate my wardrobe to find the holes and to make more items that I would love to wear regularly so that I can incorporate more of my makes into my regular wardrobe. I plan on making more makes so that I can eventually have enough that I would be able to wear at least one per day in May 2018.

I, Rita @thebagoftheunexpected (Instagram), sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear handmade 3 times a week, minimum, for the duration of May 2018. Can’t wait for the 1st of May!!!

I, (louisemakes on Instagram), sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear at least one me-made item every day in May 2018, with the aim of wearing a full outfit of me-made items when I can. I will also post a photo on Instagram each day of May 2018 so that I can track my progress and identify holes in my me-made wardrobe for future makes.

I, Gillian (@gillybeesews on insta), sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear me made items at least every weekend/ non-work day of May 2018 with the aim of identifying my go to style and highlighting the items I love to wear'

'I, Samantha @theruralsewist, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear at least one me-made item for each day of May 2018 and identify any holes that I can add to my me-made wardrobe.

I, Eleanor Thomson of https://nelnanandnora.wordpress.com and @nelnanandnora, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear at least one me-made garment each day throughout May 2018, with complete me-made outfits as often as possible.

'I, Liz, elruuska on instagram sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May I endeavor to wear me mades on my top half and bottom have, so either 2 me mades or a me made dress for each day of......May 2018'

I, Noni, @isewyousee sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May. I endeavour to wear only handmade clothing that makes me feel good so as to help me weed out anything that I made that doesn’t. I can then assess the errors in my style/sewing choices and enhance the style/sewing choices which give me confidence. I will do this for each day of May 2018

I, Emma Piper, @sewiloveit sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May. I endeavour to wear one me-made item per day to figure out how my handmade clothing fits into my schedule/life. I would also like to wear one dress or skirt on every one of my days off as this is what makes me feel my best. I will post daily on my Instagram.

'I, Anna Marie seamslong.com /instagram.com/seamslong, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear my me made garments during the month of May 2018' I hate admit I make things and put them in my closet and throw on some Jogging pants so for the Month of May I’m focusing on wearing my makes

I,Samantha Schmidt @couturiousblog couturious.org, sign up as a participant of Me Made May and endeavor to wear a minimum of 50 per cent me mades every day of May 2018. I want to get closer to a completely handmade wardrobe, but need motivation to make complete outfits!

'I, Brita Smith, @britasews sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May 'and I endeavour to wear one me-made piece a day during May 2018. I hope this will help me indentifiy my own style further and any holes in my current me made wardrobe.

I, Claire MacPherson @belle_citadel and bellecitadel.com, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear all me made outfits during the month of May, with the exception of undergarments and footwear. I hope this will streamline my style and projects even further than last year.

'I, Fianna Whitman @runsewworkrepeat, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to make some clothes for worm/hot weather since I don't have any, also to add some color to my primarily black and gray wardrobe in May 2018'

'I, Camilla of @thesewingsociety, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to include more of my handmade items into my regular wardrobe rotation, also to alter ill fitting pieces I already own and to getting cracking on reducing my fabric stash this May 2018!! HOORAY - can’t wait to see how everyone gets ������❤️

I Mary @marythimble on Instagram sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May'18.I endeavour to wear at least one item of me made clothing every day, this is a particular challenge as a full time uniform wearer!. I love seeing everyone else's progress but as my IG posts can be sporadic due to work and life I may not post every day.

'I, Helen of @helen_fern_and_thread and fernandthread.wordpress.com , sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear something me-made at least four times a week, and post a photo to Instagram every day that I do in May 2018'

I Ruan of @rubylovestosew on IG, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May ‘18. I endeavour to wear at least one item of me made clothing every week. I also want to plan what makes I would like to create for a summer wardrobe. I’ll record my journey on instagram :)

I, Mrs Rat, of www.mrandmrsrat.weebly.com, pledge to wear me-made garments and jewelry through the month of May. I pledge to minimize outfit repeats, wear as many me-made items as possible, and be more adventuresome while creating outfit combinations. I will document this on my blog (and most likely on Instagram as well) with the intention of discovering which sewing projects will be useful to plan for the rest of the year, how to make my wardrobe more cohesive and practical, and how to be more confident wearing my me-mades.

I, Becky of sewadagio.wordpress.com, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear something me made 4 times a week. I also endeavor to work in as many of my non-nursing friendly me-mades as are seasonally appropriate, in order to determine what still works for my lifestyle and body.

I, Renata of http://www.runningnstyle.com (IG @runnningNstyle), sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to post daily photos of my sewn wardrobe, I challenge myself to be consistent & complete a minimum of two blog post and vlog on YouTube showcasing what was worn during Me-Made-May as well as using the correct hashtag #MMMay18  in May 2018'

I, Court @busyhandsidlemind & busyhandsidlemind.com sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavor wear one me-made garment each day in May and to strive to pair my me-made blouses with something other than store-bought jeans. Note the “store-bought” loophole: me-made jeans are on the horizon!

I Wilma, of @vladivos and http://dingendieikmooivind.wordpress.com, sign up as a participant of Me-made-May 2018. Since my wardrobe is 90% me-made I make a slightly different pledge: In order to slim down my wardrobe and find out what my ultimate favourites are I am going to wear whatever I want, will repeat whenever I want and donate or refashion what I didn’t love enough to wear during the month (not counting special occasions, coats and clothes that aren’t in season).

I, Birgit, of https://lilaundgelb.blogspot.de, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear at least one me-made item each day, for the duration of may, and further on.Dear Zoe, thank you so much for organising this great and inspiring challenge!!!

I, Sabine, of http://langsame-schildkroete.blogspot.de and langsame_schildkroete (Instagram) sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear at least one me-made item each day. Thank you,Zoe! I am very excited about it!!!

I, Corrine Appleby of https://applebymakes.wordpress.com/ and @corrineapplebymakes, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear a minimum of 2 me-made items each day and repair 5 me-made garments that need repairing (and have done for many months) during May 2018. This is my fourth year - thanks for hosting again!

‘I, Sarah of AskSarah.com.au, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May ’18. I endeavour to find wardrobe gaps & rediscover & wear as many me made or refashioned or embellished items (garments,accessories,totes etc) each day for the duration of May 2018’

"I, Danita of designedbydanita.wordpress.com, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavor to refit one or two of the beautiful dresses from last year sitting in my closet to my new size so I can continue to wear them during May 2018." This is my first year. Thank you for inviting more people to participate!

I,Leanne from The Bristol Stitchery @bristol_stitch, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to dedicate May to slow sewing! Nowadays my sewing time is squeezed into an hour here, 30 minutes there and I always feel pressured complete an item quickly so that I can move onto the next exciting project. Thankfully most of the clothes that I make aren't very fitted so generally turn out ok, but in May I'm going to make a fitted dress that I'll have to make a tuille for (!). I will spend time making this item to the best of my ability so that come June I have a perfectly fitting beautiful dress, and will have used up some of my stash as a bonus!'

I, Kendra of www.thenestingcrane.com (@thenestingcrane on Instagram) sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavor to wear at least one handmade garment a day, and two entirely me-made outfits a week and photograph them each day!

I, Courtney of honestyandsarcasm.com and @fryxie on instagram, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavor to wear a me made every day in May 2018. I hope to find holes in my me made wardrobe and wear the dresses I make but never wear!

I Jenny Johnson of https://jennylovestosew.wordpress.com (Instagram @jennylovestosew) sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear one me made item every day throughout May 2018 in particular trying to incorporate my lesser worn makes.

'I, Roni [@rooniarbel], sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '.I will try to wear one me made garment a day during May 2018'. I will also try to take note of when the garment was made to learn about the longevity of my wardrobe. I will also try one new hairstyle a week to spice up my wardrobe.

'I, PsychicSewerKathleen of https://www.psychicsewerkathleen.com sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear one me-made garment every day throughout May 2018 and I will write a blog post at the end of May about my experience and what I've made in that month.'

I, @sewistful, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to complete two tops and one more bottom (in addition to the one skirt I've already made) for myself between now and the end of May 2018, and to wear at least one self-made garment a minimum of two days per week during the month of May 2018

I, Q of the Foldout Cat at foldoutcat.com (@foldoutcat on IG and FB), sign up as a participant in Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to complete four self-made garments between now and the end of May 2018, to be made out of SAORI cloth I've woven or will weave on my studio looms during that time, and to post pictures of both cloth and garments to my Instagram and Facebook feeds.

I, @drlbennett, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear at least one me-made garment at least three days a week during May 2018. I will also figure out which me-made garments in my wardrobe I'm never going to wear (e.g., unhappy with fit, construction, etc.), and remove/recycle them from my wardrobe.

I, Janine of www.lifeofjanine.com and @jrammaf, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear me made garments at least 4 days a week. While I'm doing this, I'll cast a critical eye on what I've made (and purchased) as I work to create a personal brand that reflects how I see myself, and how I want to be seen.

I,Emma of www.notahumandoing.com and @emsylouiseb, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to finish all my UFO's, wear memade at least twice a week and start sharing/blogging about my sewing adventures, as a new sewist just learning the ropes during May 2018..eek

I, Mckinsey at watteyneandco.wordpress.com/@mckinsey_watteyne), sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to aim to sew 3 things out of my comfort zone this month as well as clean out and curate my closet to create a wardrobe I love with pieces made by me.

I, Hannah Arose (@palindromedrygoods on Insta and www.palindromedrygoods.com), sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear something handmade at least 3 times a week during May 2018. Can't wait to see what everyone is up to next month!

I, Jenn (@MsJennMakes, msmakes.com), sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to either wear something which I have made or work on a sewing project for at least one hour every day of May 2018'

I, Claire from Ragbagsandgladrags.blogspot.co.uk @artcoopsville, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear me mades every day and to explore the more creative side of my clothing choices and really express myself through each outfit during May 2018'

I, Erica Wald ( @erica.l.wald ), sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to think about paring down my closet to what I really love, and then finding a happy home for the rest for May 2018 (and beyond!).

I, Kate Clifford, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I plan to wear one me made thing 5 days a week and to finally finish the hoodie I've been making since forever so I can wear it in winter.

I, sandysews61 on Instagram, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear every piece of me-made clothing/upcycled clothing/altered by me clothing in my closet at least one time during MMM18.

'I, Jo of @pipandjoy, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to get to the bottom of my WIP and mending/alteration pile as well as wearing me-mades at least every other day to identify gaps in my wardrobe, during May 2018'

'I, Megan of @modomakes, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavor to incorporate my handmade clothes into the daily wardrobe of myself and 2 young daughters (family effort) with at least one of us wearing something I’ve made each day of May 2018

I, Jan (@jansmith on IG), sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear my few me-mades and mended/altered garments three days a week, and re-home the clothes I no longer wear in May 2018

I, Lily of @victoryblvdthreads, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavor to wear 25% handmade, altered, or mended clothing daily. (Inspired by A Verb for Keeping Warm's Seam Allowance initiative)

I, treefrog of sewtreefrog.wordpress.com sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I've been sewing up an 11 piece wardrobe as part of SWAP 2018 on Artisan's Square. I endeavour to wear each piece at least twice during May

I, Béa of www.BéasSewingAdventures.wordpress.com and @missbeacurtis on instagram, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I will endeavour to wear Me Made (undies, tights and shoes excepted) throughout May 2018.

This is pretty much what I've pledged in the last couple of years, as I already wear quite a lot of me made on a routine basis. This time my personal challenge will be to wear me-made accessories and jewellery a lot more thoughtfully. I often don't bother, and this is a good opportunity to get back into that habit!

I'm hoping that I'll have a couple more sleeved tops made in time for May, because it can sometimes be a bit chilly. This will in no way constitute panic-sewing!

Thank you once again, Zoe, for hosting this wonderful challenge, and for motivating us all to wear our hand-mades with love and pride! I'll be following that hashtag on Instagram with avid interest.

I, Meg of cookinandcraftin.blogspot.com and @cookinandcraftin, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear 2 articles of handmade clothing each day, and 3 articles at least twice per week for the duration of May 2018. I plan to mix and match my handmade articles to find new pairings and layering options.

'I, Nicholaix, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavor to use my memade pieces every day and find new ways to pair them. If I sew something new, it has to go with at least 3 other pieces in my handmade wardrobe in May 2018'

'I, Ronda Hazell of anakiequilter.wordpress.com and @anakiequilter, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear only me made in different combination with no repeats for the whole of May 2018'

I, Rose of www.rosessewingroom.blogspot.com and @sewmuchstuff,sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear one handmade garment everyday, to take a photo everyday with a focus on improving my photography skills, and develop a sewing wish list of garments that can be worn or layered with each garment.

I, Alex a.k.a. gingerheadandco(https://www.instagram.com/gingerheadandco/?hl=en) sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear at least one me made item of clothing each day in May 2018

I, Chloe of @chloe_deadlycraft(IG) and http:deadlycraft.blogspot.com, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear a handmade garment as many days as I can in May 2018, to wear each of my handmade items at least once and to make another version of something I already like to increase my TNT game!

I, Alison of www.sewaddicted.co.uk and @AliIvens on instagram, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear at least one me made garment AT LEAST every week day in an attempt to find my style and see what works for me and my body shape in May 2018. At the end of the month I will write up my findings on my blog which will hopefully inform my makes in the future.

I, Kristina (@kehdeebee), sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear something I've made myself at least five days a week, to finish at least two new items in May 2018, and to try sewing one pair of pants or a jumpsuit.

I, Nickie Blandford (@browneyeddressmaker on IG, blog launching at browneyeddressmaker.com) sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May ‘18. I will endeavour to wear at least one me-made item every working day of May. This means 4 days per week. I only have a few handmade items so far, though thankfully lots of separates, so my pledge will be to style these clothes differently each time - eg. with layering and accessories.I also pledge to blog about any new garments I might make during May, as I have just launched a new blog site, so this will be a real additional challenge to stick to, being a working mum.May 2018.

I, Kate (@katikhu on Instagram and http://thistleandbean.blogspot.com/), sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear at least one me-made garment (sewn or knitted) every day in May and to take an Instagram ouftit picture each day. I'm just getting back into sewing for myself after a 1.5 year hiatus and my life/body/style have all changed a lot in that time, so I also endeavor to write a blog each week in May reflecting on what works for me now and what pieces are missing in my wardrobe that I can make the rest of this year.

'I, Belle Holiday-Rose @belleholidayrose , sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to Post handmade outfits andvregashiobs on the daily and check out and support my fellow makers from all corners of the globe ....May 2018

I, Adelle - @buttonandpip www.buttonandpip.com, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear a handmade garment everyday and attempt to wear each item at least once during the month. May 2018'

'I, handmade_by_celiahann on IG, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to not wear the same old favorites everyday but to put all my personal style research into practice and continue to work on defining my style and curating a wardrobe suited to my lifestyle and climate. I will be posting a daily memade outfit on IG for my future reference and to document my progress in finding my personal style. May 2018'

I, @ninahelenkhan sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear a me made item for all of the special occasions in May 2018'. Starting with the craziest print dress I have in my collection!

I, Sarah (@sew.last.week on IG), sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May 18. I endeavour to wear all my handmade clothes at least once during May. I pledge that if they no longer fit with my style that I will give them away.

'I, Jetta @jettajudge, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear a me-made item of clothing for 3-4 days per week throughout May 2018'. I will also be ruthless and cull any of my early me-mades that don't work for me anymore.

'I, Fiona (aka @craftyfee), sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear one handmade item every day during May 2018' Some might be documented on Instagram but my main aims are to see how many handmade items i have, which i wear most, what items i need. (And to finally take part in mmmay instead of watching & thinking ‘next year’)

'I, Maggy - heathmaggy on Instagram), sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear me-mades as much as possible during the month of May. I think I have enough now to wear all me-made except for underwear unless I am wearing uniform. More T-shirts, another pair of trousers and(again)underwear are on my list of things to make.'

'I, Etemi of Atelier Otubu (formerly The Secret Costumier), sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to only wear Me-Made outfits every day of the week for the duration of May 2018. I also pledge to finish my UFOs or donate any projects where the refashioning has not started yet.'

'I, Jessica O'Neill @jinxica, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear me made garments at least 3 days a week, and to complete a 10 piece spring/summer capsule wardrobe during May 2018'

'I, Julia / @_tuet / tuets.blogspot.de , sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear at least one handmade item each day of May 2018. I also pledge to not wear any outfit more often than twice, thats because I wear any outfit for two days.'

I, Emi (@e_shimokawa / justaddfabric.blogspot.com), sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear at least one handmade item every day in May 2018 to determine the gaps in my wardrobe. I would also like to try making more trousers for myself, as that is something that I have found intimidating and shied away from in the past.

I, Mond (http://bimbambuki.blogspot.ru/ and https://www.instagram.com/bimbambuki_blog/), sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear at least one me made item of clothing each day for the duration of May 2018, especially those clothes I made and like but do not wear very often.

I, Zuzsa (www.zuzsastyle.com // instagram @zuzsastyle ), sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear at least one memade item everyday and especially those long forgotten ones way back in my closet in May 2018.

'I, Jem Brady (@jemsewcreative on Instagram), sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear at least one me made garment on each non-work day of May 2018. I’m looking forwards to identifying any gaps in my me made wardrobe!

I Roisin (@secretagentraisin on Instagram and of http://invisibleduckcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ ) sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavor to wear handmade clothes at least 3 times a week and to identify gaps in my handmade wardrobe.

"I, @kristisews, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear a me made item each day during the month of May. I will use this challenge to weed out the items that don't bring me joy and determine where I have gaps in my wardrobe."

I, Ruth Stanfield, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavor to not let the fear of failure keep me from trying 3 new patterns that have already been purchased. Then enjoy what I make even when the end result is less than my version of perfection. "Embracing imperfection" in May 2018!

I, Junko (@junkok_66 on Instagram), sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear at least one me-made garment/accessory each day for the duration of May 2018. I will also try to finish 5 new pieces (including unfinished projects) by the end of May.Thank you Zoe for organizing this great challenge. I am so excited about it.

'I, Rhonda Buss, https://rhondabuss.blogspot.com Sewbussted on Instagram, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear a clean out my closet so that every garment, purchased and me made I have is one that I truly enjoy wearing. I also endeavor to wear a Me Made garment each and everyday during the month of May.May 2018'

'I, Frankie of www.knitwits-owls.blogger.com and @knitwitsowls , sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear at least one me made item every day for the month of may and to take daily photos so I can spot the gaps in my wardrobe that need filling. AND to give my wardrobe a proper clean out and give anything I don't wear/need to charity! May 2018'

I, Kim @kimhicks3564, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavor to wear at least one me-made piece every day. I endeavor to make skirts, shorts, and pants to go along with some of my already made tops! Bring on May 2018!

I, Jennifer Agnew, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavor to wear me made outfits twice a week, create more items from patterns already owned, and master my sizing for a particular pattern that has been challenging me! May 2018'

'I, Zakiah @sewq_studio, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to sew new homesewn clothes for my daughter to wear every week and i wish to sew at least ONE outfit for myself in May 2018'

I,Jerritt Dayhoff (instagram @Jerritt Dayhoff) sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear at least one me-made piece each day, and make more things throughout the month that are outside of my usual clothing repetoire ...May 2018'

'I, Shannon (@shannyshu), sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to create more clothing I can wear in my day to life. I would also like to create more items of clothing that make me feel happy and reflect me . I also hope to have me made items for my trip overseas. I also hope to see my sister is some of the items I have made for her. May 2018'

'I, Anna of annajosews.com (@anna_jo_sews), sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear at least one me-made item (garment or accessory) each day during May 2018. I also want to spend the month assessing which of my clothes will work for life with a newborn, and to plan a breastfeeding-friendly capsule wardrobe to sew for the summer.'

I wasn't sure I'd take part again this year what with a due date of May 9th, but then I figured out a way to make the challenge work for me. I might not post pics daily, though!

I, Gill of www.madebygilly.org and @_madebygilly, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear at least one me-made make each day during May 2018 - this will involve making quite a few more as I only currently have me-made dresses far too formal for normal wear! I also endeavour to make at least one of these garments on my overlocker, which has sat unused for far too long!

I have never taken part in MMM so figure that it is about time I gave it a go. I don't have enough garments to last out a week, never mind a month so I am going to work on a TNT project that I will make again during May. I am a very slow sewer..

"I, Kelly of Mother of Reinvention will spend the month of May creating a TNT pattern for a garment that I will make at least one version of during MMM '18, and which will fill a hole in my summer workwear wardrobe. I will use only a pattern and fabric that I already own and will document my progress on my blog and on IG (@Bad_Kitty_Corsets).

"I, Pascale R., sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear me made cloth at least five days a week during May 2018. I hope it'll help to recognise the items I don't particularly like and determine where I have gaps in my wardrobe."

'I, Joyce Dobbyn if you have one), sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to make and wear tops & pants that fit & look good on me (and wear them) to replace the RTW pants that are getting too big. during May 2018'

'I, Vanessa @sewfilled, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear at least one Me Made Item a day!It's my FIRST year participating and I am elated to see just how far I can push my wardrobe with what I created last year, and have made already this year. May 2018'

'I, (Karen @Karen_Ann_Sews, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear at least one Me Made item every day and to create a distinctive work/home collection of clothes during May 2018'. This is my first year participating and I will document my progress on instagram.

I, Leigh (@cluelessleigh on IG) of www.cluelelessseamstress.co.uk, sign up as a participant of Me Made May '18. I will endeavour to wear at least one Me Made item every time I leave the house in May 2018 with at least 50% of my outfits being completely Me Made. I'll be sharing my outfits on Instagram and doing a nerdy blog post at the end with graphs and things I've learned because that's how I get my kicks.

I, Melody (@MelodyMae) of MelodyMae.co.uk, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear every handmade item I own (weather permitting) and at least three handmade items a week for May 2018.

I'll be sharing outfit photos on Instagram with roundups each week on my blog. I don't sew much anymore, but I'm hoping this will kick my arse into gear to get back on the sewing machine when I can by reminding myself how much I love handmade clothing over bought.

'I, McKell (@mckellmakes) of mckellmakes.com, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavor to wear something sewn by me every day in the month of May 2018'. I will post my progress on Instagram and on my blog. I am excited for this challenge to really see how many wearable items I have been making and to see what items I could use more of.

'I, Hilde of @hi.hilde, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear at least 1 me-made item everyday of which must be a woven top at least 3 times a week during May 2018. I will keep track of this challenge via instastories.

I, Muriel (Nahtzugabe5cm.de / @muriel.nahtzugabe5cm_podcast), sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear my me made wardrobe every day during May. I´d like to find the "holes" in my wardrobe, so that I can fill them till next years MMMay. 2018 is the forth year I participate in the this great challenge. I had so much fun the last Mays and got to know so many great sewists from all over the world. Many thanks to Zoe for making this possible

I, Kristin of sunnysewing.blogspot.com and @kristinsunnysewing sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavor to: This is my 5th year doing MMM. I have mostly me-made clothing now and very little RTW. However, I have gaps in my wardrobe and pieces i don't like to wear because they are unflattering or have scratchy seams. So, this MeMadeMay I pledge to wear my me-mades, as always, but I will turn all my hangers around on May 1st and try to wear everything in my closet at least once. I will try to 1. identify the gaps in my wardrobe 2. figure out what makes I love but need improvement (better sewing, different fabric, less scratchy seams). 3. Figure out what makes I'm just done with for one reason or another. 4. On May 31st, I will look at which makes I didn't wear at all and figure out why.

I will blog daily outfits on Instagram; I will post weekly updates on my blog.

I love this challenge every year because it's so fun to see people wearing their makes and I learn so much about my own sewing!

I, M of showgirl boring.weebly.com and @miss__M, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear a handmade item of clothing every day in May 2018. In addition... I will donate clothes that are ill-fitting or don't feel fabulous as I find parting with me-made clothing very difficult. I will see if there are any gaps in my wardrobe and try to figure out a way to solve the problem.

'I, Emma (@EmChick14), sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear as many handmade clothes everyday during May 2018 - and only post on Instagram outfits that people haven't seen before. I hope this will challenge me to look at some of my lesser-worn items and show them off more.'

I, Cindy @dill515, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to fix up the finished projects that need fixes and/or alterations and to wear one complete me made outfit at least once a week in May 2018'

I, Nussnudelschnecke from nussnudelschneckeswelt.Blogposts. de, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear at least one me-made item for each day of May 2018 and identify missing every-day-items that I can add to my me-made wardrobe. It's my first Me-Made-May-Participation and I'm very excited and curious for the comming Month! Thank you Zoe for organizing all this!

'I, Arianwen of https://the-silverspider-presents.blogspot.co.uk/ Arianwen_JV, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to plan and wear something me made everyday( so it actually looks put together rather than my usual chaos and and document it on instagram each day of May18'

'I, Alyssa of thesewinggoatherd.blogspot.com (@thesewinggoatherd), sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear at least one Me-made garment every day of May, at least 2 completely Me-Made outfits per week, and wear garments made over a year ago at least 3 times a week for the duration of May 2018'

'I, Monica Denhof of @missmonnie on Instagram, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May ‘18. I endeavour to wear a me made item at least 5 days a week, rid my closet of unnecessary RTW garments and find holes in my wardrobe for the duration of May 2018'

I, I'm Fany, or ilfaitbeausurmars on Instagram, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear at least 1 me-made by day all around May, and finish my hand-sew-clothes for spring... Happy with that challenge ! Thanks Zoe

I, ishy of ishysews.georgiavillehosting.com, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18 and aim to wear at least two handmade articles of clothing a week and complete at least three new articles of clothing.

I, Teri of fasewla.wordpress.com, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May ‘18. I endeavor to wear all Me Made for the month with no full outfit repeats. I pledge to buy no new fabric in May and to sew at least one item from my 2018 Make Nine list. I will document my outfits on Instagram, @teridodds1.

I, Erica from @eeekeen & @beenanddone, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear each of my me-made clothes this May and to alter all the items that aren’t fitting currently because I’ve trimmed down recently. I commit to making my me-made clothes continue to fit! May 2018

'I, Kelly of @deliriumsama, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear only me made clothes with the exception of bras and shoes every day of the month. To that end, I will finish my two pairs of UFO jeans by the first week of May. May 2018'

'I, Anna Lynne of @sewannasews, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18 for my very first year! I endeavour to wear at least one of my recent sewing projects once a week (preferably in public) and to finish all my UFOs during May 2018'

'I, Brittani Bumb of @untitledthoughts / www.untitledthoughts.com, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear at least one me made item each day, document + blog about those items, and finish my most exciting UFO's during the month of May 2018'

'I, Melinda, yusmellyw on Instagram, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear at least one me-made or handmade garment everyday during May 2018. The only outerwear making for me will be a slow make, such as knitting a shawl or garment, and starting to sew my tamarack jacket. I will make things for others, reflect on my wants vs needs and consider what items make me feel good and 'me'.

I, Liz Haywood of www.lizhaywood.com.au and @lizhaywood3754, sign up as a participant in Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear a me-made top and bottom or dress everyday for the month of May. I will try to wear me-made clothes I don't wear very often. I will also begin a quest for a great trousers pattern, with a flattering fit and fabulous pockets.

I, Kara of @knitsandsews, sign up as a participant of Me Made May ‘18. I endeavor to wear a woven handmade every day of May. Woven garments are often my most favorite makes, but I reach for knits out of convenience. I want to push myself to wear my woven garments for a month to get more use out of my favorite garments, to better hone my personal style and to focus my projects list.

'I, Zoe of 'So, Zo...' blog and @sozoblog on Instagram, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to wear only me-made clothing (with the exception of bras, socks, tights and footwear) with no outfit/clothing-combination repeats throughout May 2018'

I, Matkailijakirppu of @matkailijakirppu (and laukkumatka.blogspot.com), sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May '18. I endeavour to increase the challenge level by wearing 2 me-made items each day for the duration of May 2018... :)